Can for distributing insect-destroyers



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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ROBERT S. PEYTON, OF PINCKNEYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

CAN FOR DISTRIBUTING INSECT-DESTROYERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 408,514, dated August6, 1889.

Application filed April 11, 1889. Serial No. 306,777. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT S. PEYTON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Pinckneyville, in the county of Perry and State ofIllinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cans forDistributing Insect-D estroyers 3 and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

Myinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements ininsect-destroyers.

The object of my invention is to provide a can or portable apparatuswhich may be employed for distributin g insect-destroyers, theconstruction of the device being such that liquid preparations may beapplied at or near the roots of plants either hot or cold to destroyanimal life or insects injurious to the growth of plants.

My invention consists in a portable can and attachments therefor, theconstruction of which will be hereinafter fully set forth,

andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a canorin sect-destroyer, showing the same as carried and manipulated when inuse. Fig. 2 is a vertical s ctional view.

A refers to the can, which is constructed with one flat side. The top ofthe can is slightly concave and provided centrally with an opening, overwhich is placed a strainer a, and this opening is adapted to be coveredby a slide pivoted to the can. The top of the can is also provided witha handle a. The sides of the can have attached thereto wire loops,through which bands B B pass for supporting the apparatus upon the backof the operator, and the flat portion of the can, which contacts withthe back of the operator, may be provided with means, as straps, whichmay pass through the loops attached to the sides for connecting theretoa pad 0.

To near the lower edge of the can is secured a stop-cock D, and to theouter end of this stop-cock is secured a rubber hose E, to the free endof which is secured a short metallic pipe 0, the end of which is closedby a perforated plug, and this metallic pipe is encircled by a band 6,to which a rod F is secured, the upper end of which is provided with ahandle, as shown.

The punctures in the end of the tube 0 may be either round or slits, asmay be desired, and different styles of discharge-spouts may be providedfor the can, so that the liquid may be distributed either as spray,small streams, or in a solid mass.

To the base of the can is removably secured a portable furnace G, thesides of which correspond to the horizontal configuration of thecan-body, and this furnace, which is preferably made of sheet metal, hasits upper edges slipped over the sides of the can, so as to be held inplace by frictional contact; but if desirable the furnace may beprovided with fastening devices for making the attachment between thecan-body and furnace more secure. The upper edge of the furnace G isprovided with a slot which will embrace the stop-cock D, and it is alsoprovided with a door g and a vertical partition-plate h, which providesa space between the back wall and fire-pot. The sides and bottom of thefurnace are perforated to allow free access of air thereto. A fire maybe built in this furnace, the perforated bottom serving as a grate,whilethe products ofcombustion escape through the perforations in the side.The partitionplate will prevent the rear wall becoming unduly heated.Instead of building a fire in the furnace, as hereinbefore described, anoillamp or other heating means may be placed within the same.

In practice the can is fastened upon the back by the straps B B, passingover the shoulders, and the liquid, which may be a mixture of kerosene,carbolic acid, paris-green, or other such liquid compounds used fordestroying insects, can be applied to the plants near the roots, and asthe liquid when heated becomes thinner it can be more readily andeffectively applied. Further, when the can is made tight and the liquidheated to such an extent as to produce steam under low pressure thesteam or fluid will be ejected against the plants with more force thanif gravity is solely employed.

It is well known that a majority of insectsas chinch-bugsdeposit theireggs at the roots of plants, and with this device they can readily bedestroyed.

I am aware that prior to my invention devices for destroying insectshave been made up of cans, carrying straps, with flexible hose, and insome instances the hose has been provided with a loosely-connectedhandle for guiding the nozzle, and I do not, therefore, claim such,broadly; but

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a can adapted to contain liquidinsect-destroying compounds, of a heating-furnace secured to the bottomof the can and provided with a vertical partition-plate, the spacebetween the rear wall and partition-plate having perforations, so thatair may circulate in said space, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The combination, with a can or vessel constructed substantially asshown, of a removable furnace G, having a rear wall and partition-platelocated in front of said rear wall, the bottom and sides of said furnacehaving perforations and a sliding door, substantially as described,whereby the insectdestroying compounds can be applied in a heatedcondition.

In testimony whereof I affi X my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT S. PEYTON. Witnesses:

WM. M. BREEsE, JOHN B. DAVIS.

